Cara Delevingne compares herself to Charlize Theron

The 22-year-old defended her acting abilities and compared herself to Theron, who also began life as a model before launching a screen career and went on to win an Oscar, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The “Paper Towns” actress told Channel Ten’s “The Project”: “You know Charlize Theron, there are so many amazing actresses who have been models. And like her in that movie ‘Monster’, those are the kind of roles I want to play.”

Delevingne also revealed that swapping the catwalk for the big screen made her feel like she had been “born again”.

“It’s just a whole different thing. I literally feel like it’s a different part of my life now. I feel like I’ve kind of been born again,” she said.

“I know that sounds really weird but honestly, acting, I’ve wanted to do it so badly. As soon as I got the opportunity I was like, I’m here, take me, I’ll do anything,” she added.

Delevingne is set to star alongside Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman and Jai Courtney in “Suicide Squad”.